"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. I uh, I heard you coming." He apologized sympathetically, stepping back and gesturing for her to come in if she liked.
He chuckled softly. "I imagine I would have found it eventually, though I might have stepped on it first." It was a little bit of a lie-even if he hadn't been home or noticed her drop it off he would smell the cookies before he stepped on them.